Starting with a daily divination to build an immortal clan

Chapter 207 Golden Elixir Ceremony
Above the lava lake, Yao Lin grabbed the black-robed corpse cultivator by the neck with one hand, easily blocking the attacks of the other corpse cultivators behind her with a flame shield, and flew away into the distance with a few flashes!

Below, the other corpse cultivators, seeing this, were about to ride the wind and chase after them.

A huge fire dragon suddenly appeared in the direction where Yao Lin disappeared!

The fire dragon roared and attacked the several corpse cultivators and the many corpse puppets below!

The bodies of the corpse cultivators, which had just risen, were instantly forced back by the fire dragon.

But as the fire dragon swooped down, it split into hundreds of giant fire pythons, which roared and tangled as they charged toward the group!
boom!
The giant fire pythons exploded above the heads of several corpse cultivators, and terrifying flames swept out, engulfing all the corpse cultivators and corpse puppets!
Once the flames subsided, the bodies of the corpse cultivators were all enveloped in a purplish-black spiritual energy shield, while the corpse puppets, apart from being burned rather miserably, were not seriously injured.

"That man has kidnapped Senior Brother Tong!"

"Our Yin Corpse Pills are all on Senior Brother Tong!"

"Damn it, thank goodness that woman wasn't targeting me!"

The group looked in the direction where Yao Lin had disappeared and muttered to themselves. Two of them had already removed their spiritual energy shields and rushed towards the several bronze corpses standing motionless nearby!

The remaining four reacted, their expressions changed slightly, and they also rushed forward.

"Our cultivation levels are all about the same, so these fourteen bronze corpses must be divided equally!"

When one of the four shouted, the first two who rushed out had already used magic to unleash blackish-gray death energy, each sweeping away three bronze corpses.

The two had sharp eyes; the six bronze corpses they took were among the strongest of the fourteen bronze corpse puppets. The remaining four caught up and had to use their own methods to divide up the remaining eight.

"Senior Brother Tong..."

"What kind of senior brother am I? The one who's still alive is the senior brother, so let's just forget about it now."

"That's right, that bastard Tong Tianhe, he monopolized fourteen bronze corpses by himself and didn't give any of them to our brothers."

The group that had snatched the bronze corpse chatted happily, showing no sign of worry or sadness over their fellow disciples being abducted.

"Brothers, stop talking nonsense and hurry up and refine this bronze corpse, then leave this place."

"If that crazy woman comes back, I don't want to fight her."

Someone spoke up, and the remaining people immediately began to use their magic to forcibly erase the connection between Tong Tianhe and these bronze corpses.

In the distance, towards Frostmoon Mountain.

Yao Lin landed on Frost Moon Mountain carrying the corpse cultivator named Tong Tianhe. Just as she was about to interrogate him about the secret of the corpse refining technique, she suddenly felt a violent fluctuation in the soul aura of Tong Tianhe in her hand!
Immediately afterwards, he suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura instantly weakened, and he looked like he was about to die.

With blood sprayed all over her face, Yao Lin's eyes burned with rage. She surged with spiritual power in her hands and directly imprisoned Tong Tianhe's cultivation, then threw him to the ground.

After waving his hand to use a cleansing technique to remove the bloodstains from his face and body, he came to Tong Tianhe's side.

"Tell me your techniques for creating corpse puppets, and I may grant you a quick death."

"Otherwise... I am also quite skilled in the methods of soul searching and refining."

Tong Tianhe's soul was severely damaged and his spirit was weak because the corpse puppet he was controlling was forcibly taken away by several of his companions.

Furthermore, with his spiritual power restricted, he looked extremely miserable.

Upon hearing this, his greyish-white eyes were filled with surprise and disbelief.

He let out a strange laugh, his voice hoarse, and said, "Fellow Daoist, you are also a member of the Xuanmen Immortal Sect, how could you be so foolish?"

Upon hearing this and seeing his mocking expression, a cold glint flashed in Yao Lin's eyes, and she slapped him across the face with her backhand.

The immense force lifted Tong Tianhe off the ground, where he tumbled several times before crashing heavily to the ground.

This is because he has already reached the level of the Fetal Breathing Realm, and his physical strength is extraordinary.

If an ordinary mortal were to receive this slap, their face and head would probably be smashed to pieces.

Tong Tianhe, who had fallen to the ground, spat out several bloody molars, still grinning strangely.

"Hehe...hehe..."

"Fellow Daoist, let me just end this quickly. Let alone such tricks, I have experienced even more cruel things like boiling oil and climbing mountains of knives countless times when I first joined the Yin Corpse Sect."

Tong Tianhe struggled to sit down against a boulder, looking at Yao Lin with a strange expression, and said, "As for the corpse refining technique that you desire, fellow Daoist..."

Upon hearing that she mentioned the art of corpse refining, a glint of light flashed in Yao Lin's eyes.

"You only need to hand over the Corpse Refining Technique, and I will grant you a quick death, allowing your soul to be reincarnated."

Upon hearing this, Tong Tianhe suddenly burst into laughter.

After laughing until he was tired, he sighed and said, "Fellow Daoist is so interesting. If it were possible, I would really like to give you this Corpse Refining Technique."

"I'm afraid you're too stupid to comprehend the mysteries of corpse refining."

"It is truly an eye-opener for me that a member of the dignified Xuanmen Immortal Sect is unaware of such a core secret technique that must never be passed on to outsiders."

Upon hearing this, Yao Lin was taken aback.

Her mind was now completely focused on obtaining the Corpse Refining Technique as soon as possible, but she overlooked the fact that this crucial and core inheritance must have been made by the person in front of her during cultivation, so it was impossible for him to reveal it.

Seeing that Tong Tianhe's aura had weakened to the extreme, and the aura of the immortal embryo within his body had become extremely unstable.

Although Yao Lin did not know what had just happened to him, she understood that this person's cultivation was probably ruined.

"If that's the case, then don't blame me for being impolite!"

He said coldly, and immediately flashed in front of Tong Tianhe, placing his hand directly on Tong Tianhe's head!

"You crazy woman, you're asking for death!"

"If you really... really dare... ah!"

He felt a powerful divine sense violently tear through his sea of ​​consciousness defenses and invade his sea of ​​consciousness.

Tong Tianhe wanted to speak up to stop them, but the next moment, his soul was forcibly broken open by that divine sense, and a large number of secrets in his memory were being spied on by the other party.

In the instant before his consciousness faded, Tong Tianhe felt a sudden surge of pleasure.

"Okay, okay..."

"If those old fogies find out, this Yangnao land will be in for a stir."

The fluctuations of Tong Tianhe's divine soul were becoming increasingly weak.

Yao Lin's method of soul searching involves tearing Tong Tianhe's soul into pieces to explore the secrets in his memories, and then extracting all the information related to the corpse refining technique.

When the soul search ends, that will be the day Tong Tianhe's soul is scattered.

A long time passed, and all traces of Tong Tianhe's aura completely dissipated.

Yao Lin slowly opened her tightly closed eyes, her gaze first revealing contemplation, then a hint of joy appearing in them.

Clearly, she has gotten what she wanted.

He tossed Tong Tianhe's body aside like trash, then reached out and instantly sucked the storage bag from Tong Tianhe's waist into his hand.

With her divine sense sweeping over the body, Yao Lin saw that there was nothing of value left on it. She waved her hand and summoned a fireball, intending to smash it directly at Tong Tianhe's corpse, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck her.

"We almost wasted a superb talent."

"Early stage of embryonic breathing, refined into a corpse puppet... it shouldn't be too weak, right?"

She found many things related to corpse refining techniques in Tong Tianhe's memories. Although she had not yet comprehended them, she knew that Tong Tianhe's storage bag contained a Yin Corpse Pill that could temporarily control corpses.

Using the Yin Corpse Pill is the first step in corpse refining.

In addition, as she had guessed, turning a corpse into a real corpse puppet indeed required a large amount of spiritual materials from heaven and earth.

Tong Tianhe and his companions were searching for spiritual objects that could be used to refine bronze corpses when they unexpectedly discovered a gap in the Void Harmony Corridor Formation and arrived at Yangnao Land.

The group had been wandering around the Western Wilderness for a short while when they discovered the lava lake containing the essence of gold and fire.

Tong Tianhe originally planned to carefully search for some golden spirits in that lava lake.

The other person in the group had a sudden inspiration. Since the magma in the Yangjiang lake was full of metallic and fiery energy, why did the others have to rack their brains to find a way to extract it?

Why not just throw the corpse in for the ritual?

So the seven of them decided to find some ordinary people to practice on.

On the way, they unexpectedly encountered Wu Yi's team.

After a fierce battle, more than sixty members of Wu Yi's squad were killed, while the remaining thirty or so escaped.

Fearing that there might be other immortal cultivators nearby, the seven did not rashly pursue them, but instead thought of finding some ordinary mortals to test their skills as soon as possible.

If one could truly use the lava lake to create corpse puppets and control a large army of them, then one would have no fear of ordinary immortal cultivators.

The Muhe tribe was unlucky enough to be chosen.

Yao Lin opened Tong Tianhe's storage bag and found a large number of Yin Corpse Pills inside.

He took one out and put it into Tong Tianhe's mouth.

After the medicinal power of the Yin Corpse Pill slowly dissipated, Tong Tianhe, who had already completely lost his breath, suddenly began to tremble violently.

Within a few breaths, his body suddenly stood up.

Upon seeing this, Yao Lin's face lit up with a hint of joy.

However, she has not yet mastered the art of corpse control and is unable to manipulate the corpse that has consumed the Yin Corpse Pill.

After a moment's thought, he grabbed Tong Tianhe by the back of the neck and carried him into the air towards the lava lake.

From Tong Tianhe's memories, she had already realized the importance of that lava lake.

If the lava lake cannot be controlled, the amount of spiritual resources needed to refine a large number of corpse puppets would be far too much. Not to mention herself, even if she exhausted the entire resources of Qiyun Valley, she would not be able to create many valuable corpse puppets.

As she flew through the air, Yao Lin suddenly felt a pang of regret.

Li Heshan had mentioned that the Shen family told them that these corpse cultivators were corpse puppets created from lava lakes.

Unfortunately, she harbored a deep prejudice against the Shen family and did not believe the matter at all.

If they had believed this and understood the importance of the lava lake, they would have insisted on completely killing the remaining six corpse cultivators to prevent future troubles.

She can only hope that the six people haven't left the lava lake yet.

Once I arrive, I will wipe them all out.

……

Danzhou, Luoxia Mountain Sect.

Jiang Xiuqi's Golden Elixir Ceremony has begun.

Many invited immortal sects and aristocratic families all rushed to the temporary mountain gate of Luoxia Mountain.

One after another, cultivators, some riding the wind, some wielding magical artifacts, and others traveling on various flying boats and ships, along with strange beasts and treasures, flocked from all directions of Danzhou.

Only those cultivators who have reached the perfect state of embryonic breathing or the Golden Core stage are qualified to ascend to the mountaintop and receive a personal reception from the sect leader of Luoxia Mountain, Yue Zhiyi.

Those below the Perfected Breathing Realm were not qualified and could only sit in the temporary dojo at the mountain gate, accompanied by several peak masters of Luoxia Mountain.

Not far from the mountain where Jiang Xiuqi was cultivating, on another towering peak, Shen Wen'an and Shen Chongming stood quietly at the edge of the peak, watching one after another cultivator with a powerful aura rushing down from the foot of the mountain.

Those cultivators who are qualified to come here must all be at least at the peak of the embryonic breathing stage.

Occasionally, terrifying Golden Core Realm experts would sweep past the crowd, flying directly towards the peak where Jiang Xiuqi was cultivating.

"Too much!"

"They are all cultivators at the peak of the embryonic breathing stage!"

Shen Chongming's face showed a hint of excitement.

When he was in Yangnao Land, he had hardly seen any cultivators at the Nascent Soul Realm.

But at today's Dharma assembly, he witnessed a shocking scene of "fetal breathing everywhere".

"Third Uncle, this is the world of cultivators that I imagined."

When his father went into seclusion, he temporarily served as the head of the family for a period of time.

Even a dignified cultivator like him is constantly bothered by the trivial matters of his family.

Where is there even a trace of the carefree feeling of "the world is vast and I can roam freely"?

It was for this reason that he proposed the "separation of immortals and mortals" to the major affiliated clans. Now, the cultivators of the Shen family's major affiliated clans have gradually moved to live in the mountains.

I believe things will get better soon.

Shen Wen'an smiled faintly and said, "What you see is only the glamorous side of cultivators."

"Do you think all these people here are here willingly to attend Senior Jiang's Golden Elixir Ceremony?"

Shen Chongming looked slightly taken aback.

Shen Wen'an continued, "Among them, apart from those who have a relationship with Senior Jiang, most of the rest do not want to participate in this Dharma assembly."

"Because not only do we have to bring an expensive gift, but we also have to live in fear of being treated unfairly."

As he spoke, he pointed to the gate of Luoxia Mountain.

"Look over there, they've also brought precious gifts to congratulate Senior Jiang on reaching the Golden Core stage."

"Now they don't even have the right to go up the mountain. If you were in their shoes, how would you feel?"

Shen Chongming remained silent.

After listening to his third uncle's words, he suddenly realized that those cultivators he had previously admired were now all pathetic creatures.

What about Qi cultivation? What about embryonic breathing?

Having not yet reached the Golden Core realm, he was not even qualified to meet the host of this Dharma assembly.

Knowing full well that this would be the outcome, they dared not not come.

If it weren't for the connection between the Shen family and their third aunt, Wei Qiuling, they probably wouldn't have been qualified to come here. The uncle and nephew are probably at the temple gate right now, exchanging compliments and chatting with everyone.

The uncle and nephew were standing quietly when suddenly a streak of azure sword light flew through the air from the distant mountain gate.

Behind the cyan sword light, a figure riding a giant wine gourd was rapidly flying towards the summit of the mountain where Jiang Xiuqi was.

"Lingshan, wait for me."

On the gourd of wine, Liu Qixuan shouted at the sword light in front of him and muttered, "This girl's cultivation seems to have improved again..."

"Third Uncle, is that the Sword Immortal Ling Shan!?"

Upon hearing Liu Qixuan's shout, Shen Chongming's gaze immediately turned to the cyan sword light.

Through the sword light, he could vaguely see a figure dressed in a plain gauze robe, with her hair casually tied behind her head.

Shen Chongming frowned slightly.

The sword immortal Ling Shan, amidst the azure sword light, seemed to sense his gaze as well, and immediately made a sharp turn in the air, heading towards the mountain peak where the two were located.

"Ling Shan, you're wrong!"

"It's that mountain peak..."

Liu Qixuan shouted and quickly changed direction, flying over as well.

The two figures landed on the mountaintop.

Shen Wen'an clasped his hands in greeting, holding his sword, and said, "Senior Sister, Senior Liu."

Liu Qixuan nodded slightly and said, "So it was you here, kid. No wonder Ling Shan suddenly changed direction."

"Young friend Wen'an, why didn't you go to Old Man Jiang's temple to broaden your horizons?"

Shen Wen'an cupped his hands slightly and said, "This junior's strength is humble. Senior Jiang's place is full of powerful experts like Senior Sister and Senior Core Realm cultivators, so this junior will not go and join in the fun."

In fact, when the Dharma assembly began, Jiang Xiuqi invited him to the summit, intending to let him meet some well-known Golden Core masters from Danzhou.

However, Shen Wen'an refused.

He knew he couldn't fit into this circle yet, and even if he got to know these people because of Jiang Xiuqi, it wouldn't make much difference.

Moreover, when his mother received the elixir a few days ago, he watched from the side. After it was over, for some reason, that wisp of dark Yin energy suddenly merged into the sword embryo, leaving a strange mark on it.

These strange changes made him very worried that the Mirage Dragon Pendant would not be able to conceal the aura of the Underworld, and he dared not come into too much contact with Golden Core Realm experts.

"Ha ha……"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qixuan laughed twice and said, "Young friend, don't underestimate yourself. With your talent, you will definitely have a place on the Golden Core path within sixty years."

"At that time, my swordsmanship will have another sword immortal."

"Alright, Lingshan, you two chat, I'll head over first."

"I heard that Old Man Jiang has brought a lot of fine spirit wine this time. If you go too late, there might not be any left to drink."

As Liu Qixuan spoke, he leaped up and flew towards the mountain where Jiang Xiuqi was, like a roc spreading its wings.

Watching him leave, Shen Chongming's eyes were filled with envy.

"Is that a powerful being at the Golden Core Realm?"

"He's so approachable..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the Sword Immortal Ling Shan suddenly spoke up, "Are you implying that I'm unapproachable?"

Shen Chongming was taken aback for a moment, then quickly cupped his hands in a salute: "Please forgive me, Senior Sword Immortal!"

"Chongming pays respects to the Sword Immortal Senior!"

He was so engrossed in listening to Liu Qixuan and his third uncle that he forgot to bow to the sword immortal Ling Shan beside him.

Seeing her frightened appearance, the Sword Immortal Ling Shan suddenly smiled.

"Alright, lift your head and let me see."

Shen Chongming straightened up in confusion and secretly glanced at his third uncle, Shen Wen'an.

The Sword Immortal Ling Shan examined his face with a gentle smile.

Looking at the smiling face of the Sword Immortal Ling Shan, Shen Chongming frowned again, thinking to himself.

"That familiar and comforting feeling again..."

When he saw Ling Shan Sword Immortal's profile from afar, a strange sense of familiarity suddenly arose in his heart.

Seeing her every smile and frown now brings back that feeling.

"Senior Sword Immortal, I dare to ask you a question."

After some thought, Shen Chongming bowed slightly.

Ling Shan, the sword immortal, nodded with a smile.

"Has the senior ever been to Yangnao?"

Upon hearing this, Sword Immortal Ling Shan's expression was somewhat complicated, and she did not reply.

"Please forgive me, senior. I did not mean to pry into your privacy. It's just... I just felt a faint sense of familiarity with you."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an also felt a sense of suspicion.

He recalled that since their first meeting, Ling Shan Sword Immortal had asked about his family, and afterwards she had repeatedly inquired about his elder brother's family situation, intentionally or unintentionally.

Based on Shen Chongming's current words, he also began to suspect whether Ling Shan Sword Immortal knew his elder brother.

His elder brother, Shen Wenxing, was ten years older than him and had served in the military in his early years. If the Sword Immortal Lingshan had indeed been to Yangnao Land, it was quite possible that the two knew each other.

"I originally came from Yangnao."

After pondering for a long time, the Sword Immortal Ling Shan spoke leisurely.

Upon hearing this, both the uncle and nephew were stunned!

Shen Wen'an's surprise deepened.

Looking at the Sword Immortal Ling Shan, he suddenly understood why he had escaped death when he was young and ignorant back in Qishan Market and drew his sword in front of her.

He clearly remembered the murderous intent that flashed in Ling Shan Sword Immortal's eyes when he drew his sword.

I also clearly remember that it was my master, Pei Zhao, who respectfully apologized, saying that he came from that small place called Yangnao and didn't know the rules, hoping that the sword immortal could be lenient.

In retrospect, what made Ling Shan Sword Immortal spare him back then was not his swordsmanship talent as the outside world believed, but rather the fact that they both came from Yangnao Land.

"Senior sister...where in Yangnao Land do you come from?"

Shen Wen'an cupped his hands and spoke. Ling Shan, the sword immortal, looked up at the direction of Yangnao Land and said calmly, "My surname is Huang... and my given name is Ling Shan."

Her surname is Huang, and her given name is Lingshan...

Shen Chongming muttered something under his breath, suddenly finding it somewhat unbelievable.

"Senior Sword Immortal, you..."

"Child, I've told you all this, don't you understand yet?"

You should call me Auntie.

boom!
Meeting the slightly loving gaze of the Sword Immortal Ling Shan and hearing her words, Shen Chongming felt as if a thunderbolt had struck his mind.

Aunt?

How can this be! ?
He had never heard his mother mention Ling Shan's identity as a sword immortal, and he was even unaware that his mother had an older sister named Huang Ling Shan.

Actually, not only did he not know that his sister-in-law had an older sister, but Shen Wen'an himself didn't know that his sister-in-law also had an older sister.

Within the entire Shen family, only Shen Yuan and his wife, and Shen Wenxing knew that Huang Lingxiu had an older sister who had been missing for many years.

Huang Qingzhou had mentioned it briefly years ago, but everyone assumed that Huang's eldest daughter had already met with an accident after being missing for so many years.

Moreover, the Sword Immortal Ling Shan in front of her doesn't resemble Huang Lingxiu at all.

Shen Wen'an had suspected many things about the relationship between Ling Shan Sword Immortal and his family, but he never imagined that she would actually be Shen Chongming's aunt.

Seeing the expressions on the uncle and nephew's faces, Huang Lingshan smiled and shook her head.

"When I left home, Lingxiu was only four years old..."

"During the years I traveled in Yangnao, I would occasionally send a letter home. Later, when I arrived in Danzhou, I was taken into the Qingluo Sword Pavilion by Liu Qixuan."

"Therefore, there was no longer any opportunity to send a letter to let them know that they were safe."

"When I broke through to the Sword Immortal realm and emerged from seclusion, I realized that fourteen years had passed in the world. I suppose my father and mother had not heard from me for fourteen years and must have thought I was dead."

"Furthermore, the golden nature of the Golden Elixir suppressed my humanity. Since there is a difference between immortals and mortals, I have no intention of returning to Yangnao Land."

Ling Shan Sword Immortal's voice was extremely calm, without any discernible change in emotion.

She slowly turned to look at Shen Wen'an and said, "Until that year when I met you, my junior brother, in Qishan Market."

"Given my past behavior, the moment you drew your sword, you were already dead."

"However, your obsession with the sword made me hesitate for a moment."

"But what truly saved your life was your master mentioning 'the land of Yangnao'."

Shen Wen'an smiled wryly upon hearing this: "Indeed, that's why."

"There are rumors that my senior sister was attracted to my swordsmanship talent back then, and I naively believed that myself."

Huang Lingshan smiled faintly and shook her head: "It was indeed your swordsmanship talent that saved your life."

"Otherwise, Pei Zhao wouldn't even have a chance to speak."

Shen Chongming listened blankly to the conversation between his third uncle and aunt, his excitement and bewilderment making it difficult for him to calm down.

When did your maternal grandfather pass away?

Huang Lingshan uttered those simple words once again.

It seems that mentioning her father didn't stir much emotion in her heart.

Upon seeing this, Shen Wen'an sighed inwardly.

The higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the less humanity they possess.

In the end, the humanity in one's heart will probably disappear completely, replaced by a lofty divinity.

At that time, whether they are blood relatives or ordinary mortals, they will probably be no different from ordinary ants in the eyes of those immortal cultivators.

He had heard his father mention a saying in an ancient book: "Those who are close to the Way have no special seed; all spirits share the same Qi."

This means that the closer a creature is to the "Tao," the smaller the racial barriers are, and all living beings are born from the same primordial Qi.

"It's been almost twenty years..."

Shen Chongming spoke with a hint of sadness.

He certainly couldn't be as indifferent as Huang Lingshan.

Huang Lingshan nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"You two don't need to tell anyone about my affairs; that's enough."

"Why?"

"If Mother knew that Aunt was still alive, she would be so happy!"

Shen Chongming pressed for an explanation, still puzzled.

However, Huang Lingshan smiled faintly and said, "And then?"

"Let my sister recognize me, and after a hundred or two hundred years, let me watch her die before my eyes as her lifespan ends?"

"Chongming, your aunt is here to tell you today that everything in this world has a cause and effect..."

"It's not a good thing to be tainted by some causes and effects."

"The reason I told you their identities was only to dispel your doubts. If my relationship with your mother were to be made public, it might not be a good thing."

Shen Chongming wanted to say something, but Shen Wen'an stopped him, saying, "Listen to your aunt. The Great Dao is profound and mysterious. Some things are truly beyond our comprehension."

He had witnessed the golden nature of the Golden Core and knew that a Golden Core cultivator who had achieved enlightenment through the golden nature was on a completely different level from a Qi Refining and Fetal Breathing cultivator.

A Golden Core cultivator can easily glimpse the workings of the Great Dao and thus their own destiny.

He believed that Huang Lingshan had her reasons for making this arrangement, but it was just inconvenient for her to say it outright.

"Alright, you two wait here for a moment. I'll go to Old Man Jiang's temple to deliver a congratulatory gift."

As Huang Lingshan spoke, her figure transformed into a streak of azure sword light and flew towards the mountain peak where Jiang Xiuqi was located.

The Dharma assembly lasted until evening before it finally ended.

There must be at least several hundred, if not a thousand, cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage who have come to Luoxia Mountain.

These people came on behalf of the immortal sects and forces behind them, indicating their recognition of Jiang Xiuqi's identity and that from this day forward, Luoxia Mountain was a true Golden Core Immortal Sect.

At the foot of the mountain, in an elegant wooden house, the sect leader of Luoxia Mountain, Yue Zhiyi, was sitting inside drinking tea with an elderly man with white hair and beard.

Although the old man was chatting casually with Yue Zhiyi, his mind was already wandering far away.

"Given the strength of my Azure Emperor Sect, if it were the Falling Clouds Mountain from before, we might still have the intention to befriend them."

"But the current Luoxia Mountain is not the same as before. Why does the Golden Core Ancestor of Luoxia Mountain want to see me alone?"

The old man was Jiang Huaiqing, the patriarch of the Azure Emperor Sect, whose strength had just reached the perfect state of embryonic breathing.

At this moment, Jiang Huaiqing held a teacup, looking absent-minded.

Le Zhiyi looked at him but didn't say anything more.

She knew very well that Jiang Huaiqing was probably preoccupied with why his master uncle wanted to see him alone, and whether there was something about his Qingdi Sect that a Golden Core Realm expert would covet.

I doubt they'll listen to anything else.

The two sat there somewhat awkwardly for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea when three figures flew in from the distant mountain peaks.

Upon seeing this, Yue Zhiyi slowly got up and went outside to greet them.

Jiang Huaiqing also followed and came out.

Three figures arrived before them: Jiang Xiuqi, Ling Shan Sword Immortal, and Shen Wen'an.

Ling Shan, the Sword Immortal, rarely appeared in Danzhou, so Jiang Huaiqing didn't recognize her at first.

But having lived for hundreds of years, he knew that anyone who could travel alongside Jiang Xiu, who was at the Golden Core Realm, was likely also a Golden Core Realm expert!
He had never met Shen Wen'an before, only knowing him as a junior of the Sword Immortal Ling Shan.

"This old man pays his respects to Senior Jiang, and to... this senior."

When Jiang Xiuqi had not yet broken through, he could call out "Fellow Daoist".

But now that he has reached the Golden Core stage, the title "fellow Daoist" should naturally be changed to "senior".

"Sect Leader Jiang, please come in."

Jiang Xiuqi smiled faintly and then walked straight into the wooden house.

After everyone was seated, Jiang Huaiqing suddenly noticed something amiss!

Shen Wen'an, whom he considered to be a junior of the Sword Immortal Ling Shan, actually sat down next to Jiang Xiuqi in a very open manner!
This……

This scene startled Jiang Huaiqing, who then carefully examined Shen Wen'an once more.

"It is indeed the mid-stage of embryonic breathing..."

"Could this child be of noble birth?"

Jiang Huaiqing pondered to himself, but felt that even the son of the sect leader of the three upper sects was not qualified to sit on equal footing with a Golden Core Realm expert.

In the entire Danzhou, is there any young person with a higher status than the son of the leader of the three sects?

Seeing his cautious demeanor, Jiang Xiuqi smiled slightly and said, "Sect Leader Jiang, let me introduce you."

"This is Ling Shan, the sword immortal of Qingluo Sword Pavilion."

He first introduced Huang Lingshan's identity.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Huaiqing's heart trembled slightly. He quickly stood up and respectfully cupped his hands towards Huang Lingshan: "So it is Sword Immortal Lingshan. I was blind. Please forgive me, Sword Immortal."

Huang Lingshan said calmly, "Sect Leader Jiang, there's no need for that. I rarely travel in Danzhou, so it's normal that you don't recognize me."

Jiang Huaiqing nodded hurriedly, not daring to sit down, and looked at Shen Wen'an, waiting for Jiang Xiuqi's introduction.

"This is my close friend Shen Wen'an, who is also a close friend of the Sword Immortal Ling Shan. Young friend Shen has done me a great favor."

"I'm sorry to trouble Sect Leader Jiang to wait for me today, because my young friend Shen has something he would like to ask for your help."

A mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator is a friend and benefactor of two Golden Core experts?
Jiang Huaiqing's thoughts were somewhat confused.

After realizing what was happening, he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Shen."

Shen Wen'an returned the greeting with a cupped hand.

After exchanging pleasantries, Jiang Huaiqing sat back down, glanced at Shen Wen'an, and couldn't help but cup his hands and say, "I wonder what Fellow Daoist Shen needs my help with?"

"As long as it is within the power of this old man and the Azure Emperor Sect, please feel free to ask."

He has already made up his mind.

The Azure Emperor Sect has a decent foundation. If they can pay some price to help this young man, it will indirectly make both Luoxia Mountain and Lingshan Sword Immortal owe the Azure Emperor Sect a favor.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

She looked at Shen Wen'an with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

Shen Wen'an cupped his hands and said, "Sect Leader Jiang, please forgive me. I wish to borrow a cultivation method from the Azure Emperor Sect for my mother."

Methods of spiritual practice?

Jiang Huaiqing's expression became slightly solemn.

The Azure Emperor Sect is a low-grade immortal sect. The only method that outsiders would covet is the sect's core inheritance—the Azure Emperor Longevity Technique.

Could this person be after the Azure Emperor Sect's "Azure Emperor Longevity Manual"?
Armed with the power of two Golden Core Realm experts, he spoke up to ask for a loan.

Is it really a loan?

This is outright robbery!

Jiang Huaiqing was indignant, but dared not show it on her face.

Forced to force a smile, he cupped his hands and asked, "What kind of cultivation method does Fellow Daoist Shen wish to obtain?"

"As long as it doesn't involve the core inheritance of my Azure Emperor Sect, I will not refuse today out of respect for Senior Jiang and Senior Sword Immortal."

Not daring to openly oppose it, he could only hint at it verbally.

The "Azure Emperor's Longevity Manual" is the core inheritance of the Azure Emperor Sect, so you should refrain from speaking.

As for the rest, out of respect for the two Golden Core experts, the Azure Emperor Sect will accept its bad luck and give them to you.

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an pondered for a moment and then cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "To be honest, Sect Leader Jiang, what I wish to borrow is your sect's 'Azure Emperor's Longevity Manual'."

He ignored Jiang Huaiqing's hints and was now openly telling him that he had his eye on the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Manual".

"This..." Jiang Huaiqing was furious, but could only show a hint of embarrassment on his face. He smiled and cupped his hands, saying, "Fellow Daoist Shen may not know, but the Azure Emperor Longevity Manual is the core inheritance of my Azure Emperor Sect and the foundation of my sect. I believe that you two seniors are also aware of this."

He looked to Jiang Xiuqi and Ling Shan Sword Immortal for help.

As members of the Immortal Sect, they should understand how important the core traditions of a sect are to it.

That's something we'd protect at all costs, something we absolutely couldn't let slip out.

Jiang Xiuqi had anticipated that the Azure Emperor Sect would not agree to hand over the "Azure Emperor Longevity Manual," but this cultivation method was indeed very important to Shen Wen'an's mother.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Sect Leader Jiang, please don't be hasty."

"Let me explain this to you."

"Young friend Shen only asked for the Azure Emperor Longevity Manual so that your mother could cultivate it; he has no other intentions toward the Azure Emperor Sect."

"We, Ling Shan and I, can guarantee that the Azure Emperor Sect has given the Azure Emperor Longevity Manual to Young Friend Shen. If Young Friend Shen spreads it outside the sect or makes any attempt to harm the Azure Emperor Sect in the future, we will personally take action to deal with it."

Hearing his words, Jiang Huaiqing felt an unbearable bitterness in her heart.

He finally understood that he had to hand over the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Manual" today.

He didn't believe their guarantees at all.

Given his and the Azure Emperor Sect's power, they naturally wouldn't dare to make two Golden Core Realm experts swear an oath.

If there is no oath, and this young man surnamed Shen were to spread the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Manual" in the future, given their relationship, would the two of them really step in to deal with it?
Thinking of this, Jiang Huaiqing felt both angry and powerless.

The situation is stronger than people.

If the Azure Emperor Sect had even one Golden Core Realm expert in charge, the other party would never dare to make such an excessive request so openly!

Now that things have come to this point, it seems the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Manual" is in jeopardy, and we haven't even gained any favors.

What should be done?

Under the gazes of Jiang Xiuqi and Ling Shan, Jiang Huaiqing's thoughts raced, and a sudden flash of inspiration struck her.

After a moment's thought, he said with a troubled expression, "Seniors, Fellow Daoist Shen."

"Many cultivators in Danzhou should know that the Azure Emperor Sect's 'Azure Emperor Longevity Technique' is a useless cultivation method."

"Logically speaking, with two seniors acting as guarantors, I can certainly lend it to Fellow Daoist Shen."

"However, the rules established by our ancestors cannot be broken. If I were to hand over this core inheritance today, how could I face the ancestors of the Azure Emperor Sect above, and how could I explain it to the disciples of the sect below?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Shan Sword Immortal's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and Jiang Huaiqing's heart tightened. He quickly continued, "This old man has come up with a solution that satisfies both sides!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiuqi smiled faintly and said, "What is the best solution? Sect Leader Jiang, why don't you tell us?"

Jiang Huaiqing quickly cupped his hands and looked at Shen Wen'an: "Fellow Daoist Shen just said that this 'Azure Emperor's Longevity Manual' was requested by your mother."

“Our Azure Emperor Sect has a rule that this technique cannot be passed on to outsiders. This time… how about we have your mother become a disciple of our Azure Emperor Sect…”

As he spoke, he carefully observed the expressions of the three people.

Seeing Shen Wen'an's brows furrow slightly, Jiang Huaiqing quickly changed his words, saying, "Fellow Daoist Shen, rest assured, this old man can accept disciples on behalf of my master!"

"From now on, your mother will be the highest-ranking disciple of my Azure Emperor Sect, and we will not dishonor her status!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiuqi and Ling Shan Sword Immortal exchanged a glance, both agreeing that this method was indeed quite good.

"Wen'an, what do you think?"

Shen Wen'an pondered for a moment and said, "The idea is good, but my mother won't stay at the Azure Emperor Sect to cultivate..."

"can!"

"Your mother can practice wherever she wants!"

Jiang Huaiqing readily agreed, and was even secretly pleased.

Since the other party doesn't cultivate at the Azure Emperor Sect, the cultivation resources are waived, wouldn't that be better?

Shen Wen'an nodded and said, "In that case, Sect Leader Jiang, please wait a moment while I go and fetch my mother."

He got up, bowed, and left. A moment later, he brought his mother, Hu Yufen, to the wooden house.

"Wen'an, your mother is already so old, why would she need to take on a master?"

"Don't do anything reckless..."

Hu Yufen was complaining, but seeing that there were still many outsiders in the wooden house, she stopped talking and bowed slightly to everyone.

"This must be my junior sister?"

Jiang Huaiqing is quite optimistic; the pathetic state she was in earlier has long since vanished.

Upon seeing Hu Yufen arrive, he immediately rose to his feet in a fawning manner.

Hu Yufen looked at Shen Wen'an with some confusion, not understanding what the old man meant by "junior sister".

"Mother, this is Sect Master Jiang of the Azure Emperor Sect, and he will also be your senior brother in the future."

"Please sit down first. Sect Master Jiang will soon teach you a cultivation method."

"If you cultivate diligently in the future, your son and father will no longer cause you any trouble."

Hu Yufen was pushed down onto the stool by her son with a suspicious look on her face.

Jiang Huaiqing stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting: "Junior Sister, I have been impolite."

As soon as he finished speaking, he pointed a finger at Hu Yufen's forehead.

Then, a rich cyan-green light emanated from his fingertips, and the complete method of the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Technique" was transmitted to Hu Yufen's sea of ​​consciousness.

A moment later, the transmission of the Dharma ended.

Hu Yufen felt a bit dazed and hadn't quite recovered yet.

Jiang Huaiqing then cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Shen, I have already passed on the cultivation method to my junior sister. Is there anything else you wish to discuss?"

Shen Wen'an symbolically cupped his hands and said "Thank you, Uncle-Master," which brought a touch of joy to Jiang Huaiqing's heart.

"Do you two have any other instructions?"

Jiang Xiuqi glanced at Ling Shan Sword Immortal, then cupped his hands slightly and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Sect Leader Jiang. Zhiyi, please see Sect Leader Jiang off for me."

Le Zhiyi stood up and nodded: "Sect Leader Jiang, please."

After the two figures left, Jiang Xiuqi said with a faint smile, "That old man is quite the schemer."

"Accepting disciples on behalf of the master... in name, it has established a connection between the Azure Emperor Sect and the Shen family..."

Upon hearing this, the Sword Immortal Ling Shan scoffed, "Without the ceremony of becoming a disciple or the imperial edict, this is merely a way to save face for yourself."

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, Junior Brother Wen'an."

"Since there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Before you and Chongming return to Yangnao Land, go to Qingluo Sword Lodge again.

After saying this, Huang Lingshan bowed slightly and transformed into a sword of light, flying towards the sky.

Jiang Xiuqi picked up the teacup in front of him and said in a deep voice, "See that?"

"This is the cultivation world where strength reigns supreme."

"Whether it's the Shen family or Luoxia Mountain, if they don't want to end up like the Qingdi Sect in the future, they can only try every means to become stronger."

"You can handle the rest yourselves."

As Jiang Xiuqi spoke, he took a few steps and disappeared into the wooden house.

(End of this chapter)